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Describe the role of a decomposer in a food web.

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A decomposer breaks down dead or decaying matter and uses this as their food source whilst at the same time sometimes making other parts of the matter accessible and digestible for other organisms.

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A decomposer breaks down dead or decaying matter and uses this as their food source whilst at the same time sometimes making other parts of the matter accessible and digestible for other organisms.
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